Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

How One Partnership is Revolutionizing Coaching Connections

• Olivia Wahl • Season 1 • Episode 9

🎯 Transform Your Coaching Practice: From Talking to Listening

Discover how effective teacher coaching can revolutionize classroom management, student engagement, and education transformation. Join renowned education coaches Toni Cameron and Renee McShane as they share game-changing strategies from their Coaching Learning Community (CLC) that's supporting teachers nationwide.

What You'll Learn:
✅ Why most instructional coaching fails (and how to fix it)
✅ The power of listening over talking in teacher support
✅ How video analysis transforms coaching strategies
✅ Building authentic mentor teachers relationships
✅ Creating sustainable professional development that works
✅ The "Coaching the Coach" model for new teachers

Perfect for: teachers, education coaches, school administrators, instructional leaders, teacher mentors, school counselors, and anyone passionate about inspired teaching and teacher impact.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Guest Backgrounds
1:37 Inspiring Educators: Personal Stories
3:18 The Coaching Isolation Problem
4:22 Origins of the Coaching Learning Community
6:26 CLC as a Lifeline During COVID
8:16 The Power of Video Analysis in Coaching
10:19 Understanding Your Values as a Coach
11:50 Listening Stumbling blocks for Coaches
15:54 Real-World Impact: Sweet Home School District
17:26 The "Coaching the Coach" Model
19:23 Grounding Work in What's Best for Children

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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

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